The Chinese colonization of Tongking, first century AD to sixth century AD
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description: In 111 BC Emperor Wu of the Former Han dynasty conquered the independent kingdom of Nan-yüeh which was based in the Kuangtung region of modern China and extended south to include Tongking in northern Vietnam. After Wu-ti's conquest, Nan-yüeh was divided into 9 commanderies, one of which - Chiao-chih - was to administer Tongking. This was the beginning of a political and cultural in Tongking which was to last for more than a thousand years. It was the beginning of a long historical and cultural process which eventually produced the Vietnamese state, fiercely independent but culturally orientated towards China.
abstract: In 111 BC Emperor Wu of the Former Han dynasty conquered the independent kingdom of Nan-yüeh which was based in the Kuangtung region of modern China and extended south to include Tongking in northern Vietnam. After Wu-ti's conquest, Nan-yüeh was divided into 9 commanderies, one of which - Chiao-chih - was to administer Tongking. This was the beginning of a political and cultural in Tongking which was to last for more than a thousand years. It was the beginning of a long historical and cultural process which eventually produced the Vietnamese state, fiercely independent but culturally orientated towards China.
author: Holmgren, Jennifer
language: en
keywords: 111 BC, Emperor Wu, Han dynasty, Nan-yüeh, Kuangtung region, China, Tongking, Vietnam, colonization
date published: 1973
date modified: 2026-07-24T01:07:40Z
provider: Australian Catholic University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: Australian Catholic University

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value: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/111191